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Sub-Saharan Africa Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

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Class
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1.

What are the four (4) regions of sub-Saharan Africa?

a)

North Africa, South Africa, East Africa, and West Africa

b)

West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa

c)

Libya, Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe

d)

Egypt, Sahara, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Kenya

2.

Many Europeans believed that African culture and religion were inferior to those of Europe. They sent ____________ to convert Africans to Christianity.

a)

missionaries

b)

conquistadors

c)

British soldiers

d)

mercenaries

3.

The practice of extending a nation's influence by controlling other territories is called _______________.

a)

colonization

b)

mission work

c)

Pan-Africanism

d)

imperialism

4.

What is the major river in Central Africa, and what effect does it have on the region?

a)

Indian River. It provides a major seaport for the area which allows supports trade coming in from Southwest Asia.

b)

The Nile River. It provides Egypt and Central Africa means of fresh water and develops the seafood trade in the region.

c)

River Victoria. It provides the Central Africa and other surrounding regions with salt water which is better for livestock.

d)

The Congo River. It provides a means of local travel, and dams the river to produce hydroelectric power for the area.

5.

There are several keys that led to the modernization of Kenya. Identify one of them.

a)

Education. Most children attend free elementary schools there and the adult literacy rate has increased from 32% in 1970 to 85% in 2003.

b)

Oil Wealth. The oil industry has made the government very wealthy which led to government investments in education, infrastructure, and health care.

c)

British colonialism. Great Britain sent over missionaries who taught Kenyans Christianity and education.

d)

Ethnic tension. Many Kenyan tribes sought and fought for control of government after becoming independent from the British.

6.

_____________ is the process where soil gets drier so plants or crops cannot grow.

a)

Volcanic eruption

b)

interior

c)

forestation

d)

desertification

7.

How did gold and salt help Ghana develop as a kingdom (empire)?

a)

Gold helped Ghana's development into an empire because of King Mansa Musa allowing other nations trade with him and salt was used as a preservative.

b)

Ghana developed as a kingdom (empire) by controlling and taxing the gold and salt trade.

c)

Ghana developed as an empire by selling gold and salt for extremely low prices which created an attractive world wide market.

d)

Provided more natural resources which increased other trade possibilities

8.

The movement to unify all African people is known as __________________.

a)

Pan- Africanism

b)

United Nations

c)

United Africa

d)

Sub-Saharan Movement

9.

The __________________ is the main geographic feature of Central Africa.

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Mt. Kenya Volcano

c)

Congo Basin

d)

Highlands

10.

Humans are responsible for most of the reduction of the big cats in African wildlife. _____________, movement into habitats, and hunting are factors that contribute to fewer big cats in the wild.

a)

poaching

b)

migration for food

c)

ecotourism

d)

climate change

11.

What reasons did Europeans have for wanting to colonize Africa?

a)

To tour the African continent

b)

Find new trade routes to the Americas

c)

To gain access to African natural resources

d)

To study the geography and wildlife of Africa

12.

The cutting down of forests has led to the arid soil unprotected. What is this practice called?

a)

migration

b)

deforestation

c)

desertification

d)

poaching

13.

What number represents the Indian Ocean?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

What letter represents the Sahara Desert?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Giraffes, leopards, zebras, and elephants live in Sub-Saharan Africa in areas with tall grasses and few trees. These animals MOST LIKELY live in an area with which climate?

a)

desert

b)

rainforest

c)

tropical savanna

d)

temperate woodland

16.

The highest mountain in Africa is

a)

Mt. Kenya

b)

Mt. Atlas

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

17.

Which country would be considered a Sub-Saharan African country?

a)

Egypt

b)

Libya

c)

Morocco

d)

Ethiopia

18.

Given that the Nile generally flows in a northward direction, which statement is MOST accurate?

a)

The Nile River flows into the Mediterranean Sea.

b)

The Nile flows into the Suez Canal.

c)

The Nile flows into Lake Victoria.

d)

The Nile flows into the Red Sea.

19.

Most people of sub-Saharan Africa speak a language that is part of which family?

a)

Bantu

b)

Swahili

c)

Ashanti

d)

Egyptian

20.

If population growth occurs in an area that depends on farming, what might be a direct result?

a)

Mining for minerals in the area will decrease.

b)

Air pollution from farm equipment will increase.

c)

Deforestation will occur to clear land for additional farms.

d)

The area will also see an increase in industrial productivity.

21.

Which area in Sub-Saharan Africa is LEAST likely to be heavily populated?

a)

a coastal belt

b)

a river bank

c)

a river basin

d)

a savanna

22.

Why have most Egyptians lived along the Nile River and Nile Delta?

a)

Land is cheap there.

b)

The pyramids are located there.

c)

It is close to land that can grow crops.

d)

It is home to many religious sites.

23.

Overfarming and overgrazing farmlands have been a major influence in which destructive process?

a)

deforestation

b)

income distribution

c)

reforestation

d)

desertification

24.

A ___ was storyteller in Africa who would be responsible for passing down the history of society orally.

a)

anasi

b)

griot

c)

mansa

d)

qanat

25.

Why were griots important in African history?

a)

They acted as diplomats on trading missions.

b)

They created new ways of planting and harvesting crops.

c)

They helped to unify all of the kingdoms under one empire.

d)

They helped to pass their society's knowledge and history.

26.

* Yoruba

* Igbo

* Hausa

* Zulu

All of these are ethnic groups found in

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

the Middle East

27.

Which statement regarding African culture is correct?

a)

Most people in Africa speak one language.

b)

There are many different languages and cultures within the continent of Africa.

c)

African culture has not been influenced by other countries.

d)

African culture has not had an influence in other countries.

28.

What are the key points of evidence of the modernization of Kenya?

a)

Domestic policies, education, and growing tourism industry.

b)

Kenya's oil production, education, and minerals.

c)

Arresting of corrupt government officials, reduction in pollution, and building of new, updated infrastructure.

d)

New technology, minerals, and education.

29.

The practice of directly controlling and settling foreign territories is known as ________________.

a)

imperialism

b)

entrepreneurship

c)

missionary journeys

d)

colonialism

30.

The incentive (motivating reason) for slavery was __________.

a)

controlling African resources

b)

profit

c)

malnutrition

d)

the trans-Atlantic slave trade

31.

What genre of music did Western Africa influence in the United States?

a)

Hip Hop Culture

b)

Rock and Roll

c)

Japanese Folk Music

d)

English Rock

32.

This photograph shows a climate in Sub-Saharan Africa. This climate is MOST likely

a)

rainforest

b)

wooded savanna

c)

tropical woodland

d)

tropical savanna

33.

The red area on this map represents which of these?

a)

Nile Valley

b)

Congo River

c)

Zambezi River

d)

Great Rift Valley

34.

What factors made it hard for Africa to feed its people?

a)

shift to cash crops

b)

population growth

c)

desertification

d)

all of these can be factors

35.

Sub-Saharan Africa has large deposits of gold, diamonds, and other _____________ which are inorganic solid substances formed through geographical processes.

a)

currencies

b)

plants

c)

minerals

d)

fossils

36.

Mineral resources or goods that many sub-Saharan African countries sell, buy, or trade are known as _____________. They can bring wealth to a country, although it can be a slow process.

a)

currency

b)

coins

c)

commodities

d)

cripto-currency

37.

Aadan is trying to escape violence in Somalia which is cause by a civil war. He is able to go to Ethiopia where there are places for him to survive. What vocabulary word describes Aadan?

a)

runaway

b)

orphan

c)

refugee

d)

mineral

38.

The dominant geographic feature in North Africa is

a)

desert

b)

a plateau

c)

rainforest

d)

a tropical jungle

39.

A disease that covers a large area (example - all over the world) will become known as a __________________.

a)

epidemic

b)

pandemic

c)

common cold

d)

influenza

40.

__________ are treatments designed to increase immunity (resistance) to particular diseases while scientists continue to work and research for cures for the rapidly spreading diseases.

a)

Massages

b)

Mission works

c)

Epidemics

d)

Vaccines

41.

A densely populated area in Sub-Saharan Africa would MOST LIKELY be

a)

near a mountain

b)

bordering a lake

c)

near a rainforest

d)

bordering a desert

42.

Many different ethnic groups, languages, religions, traditions, or many geographic land features can be classified as _____________________.

a)

pandemics

b)

domestic differences

c)

cultural diversity

d)

a country's similarities

43.

The development of policies and actions designed to bring a country up to world standards in technology and other areas is a process known as ________________.

a)

modernization

b)

desertification

c)

imperialism

d)

colonialism

44.

Grace Gobbo and Wade Davis are _________________. They study the relationship between cultures and plants.

a)

biologists

b)

chemists

c)

archaeologists

d)

ethnobotanists

45.

Nigeria produces more _____ than any other African nation.

a)

diamonds

b)

gold

c)

minerals

d)

oil

46.

Beliefs, practices, and modes of a particular people in a particular setting adopted as a means of survival is known as _____________.

a)

culture

b)

pandemic

c)

epidemic

d)

lingua franca

47.

Music in South Africa sometimes focuses on politics. A number of South African musicians left the country to protest unfair government policies. This led to the development of ______________.

a)

the blues

b)

jazz

c)

protest music

d)

gospel music

48.

The widespread and sustained shortage of food which can be caused by natural disasters (droughts and floods) and armed conflicts can result into a _____________.

a)

deforestation

b)

famine

c)

desertification

d)

epidemic

49.

____________ (small loans) has helped poor farmers invest in land, tools, and seeds in order to feed the African people.

a)

Microcredit

b)

Famine

c)

Modernization

d)

Culture

50.

The blue line on this map represents what major river?

a)

Amazon

b)

Euphrates

c)

Nile

d)

Tigris